Houses made of scrap material, no running water, no electricity – if you think it sounds like Texas after a winter storm or a forgotten refugee camp, think again. This describes home for thousands of Roma families...
‘I was prepared to die’: Nun protects protesters in Myanmar’s ‘Tiananmen moment’
In what’s being described as Myanmar’s ‘Tiananmen moment’, Sky speaks to a nun who stopped soldiers from attacking anti-coup protesters. Dozens of demonstrators have been killed during a brutal...
Pope Francis meets with senior Iraqi Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani
Pope Francis has met Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani – Iraq’s top Shia cleric – at the Islamic scholar’s home in the Iraqi city of Najaf
Pope Francis preaches tolerance on visit to Ur in Iraq
Pope Francis condemned violent religious extremism Saturday during an interfaith prayer service at the site of the ancient city of Ur, where the Prophet Abraham is thought to have been born.
Pope Francis preaches tolerance on visit to Ur in Iraq
Pope Francis condemned violent religious extremism Saturday during an interfaith prayer service at the site of the ancient city of Ur, where the Prophet Abraham is thought to have been born.
Fisherman swap petrol motors for electric engines
On Lake Victoria in Kenya, fishermen have begun using some of Africa’s first electric fishing boats. A Kenya-based start-up is offering battery-powered engines to some of the tens of thousands of boats which go out onto...
Pope Francis begins historic four-day tour of Iraq
Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, began a historic four-day visit to Iraq on Friday morning, marking the first papal visit to the country. The pope’s schedule will see the 84-year-old cleric crisscross...